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Trends in Religious History in New Zealand: From Institutional to Social History
Author(s) -
Lineham Peter J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
history compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1478-0542
DOI - 10.1111/hic3.12152
Subject(s) - politics , race (biology) , relation (database) , political history , history of religions , social history (medicine) , history , work (physics) , sociology , social science , psychology , gender studies , political science , medicine , law , mechanical engineering , surgery , archaeology , database , computer science , engineering
This survey of recent writings on the religion of New Zealand shows how social and political themes have taken precedence over institutional history and suggests that religious history is one of the most vigorous aspects of historical work in the country. Yet it also notes that this category of history has only gradually been recognised as significant in general accounts of New Zealand. It suggests that as in other western countries, new writings on religion have shown that it raises profound contemporary historical issues, whether in relation to race relations, reformist movements, political culture or community structure.